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engagement solidaire

12:54 Jun 6, 2021
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French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Manufacturing / upcycled luggage
French term or phrase: engagement solidaire
I'm looking for something clear to describe this recent 'socially responsible' trend.
I have consulted other Proz suggestions. Any ideas?

Retrouvez une sélection de produits en édition ultra limitée, produits avec des matières upcyclées en petite quantité, ces sacs et bagages éco responsables sont uniquement disponibles ici.

Une exigence de qualité
Matériaux techniques et durables
Des finitions de haute maroquinerie

Une production responsable
80% de matériaux upcyclés dans nos sacs
Circuits de production courts

Un engagement solidaire
Green Friday tous les vendredis
5% de nos ventes reversés à des associations
ormiston
Local time: 08:13


Summary of answers provided
3 +1Coporate social responsibility
SafeTex
3 +1socially responsible
Conor McAuley
3joint show of social commitment
Peter Field
3 -1solidarity
polyglot45


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
solidarity


Explanation:
might work

Quality
Accountability
Solidarity

since the text that follows makes the meaning clear in each case





polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Dominique Stiver: solidarity était certes pratique et s'intégrait bien dans la liste, mais je n'avais pas vu qu'il s'agissait d'une société qui produisait des biens et qu'elle souhaitait mettre en avant son engagement solidaire.
1 hr
neutral  Julie Barber: This is definitely the meaning of solidaire here, but I don't think that it works in English
1 day 23 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Coporate social responsibility


Explanation:
Hello

This is a template term for me, often abbreviated to CRS


    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corp-social-responsibility.asp
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility
SafeTex
France
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber: I think that simply "Social Responsibility" might work here. Considering the type of company described, it might be best to avoid the word corporate even if it all amounts to the same thing
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Thanks Juile and point noted
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
joint show of social commitment


Explanation:
In the context, there is a joint show of commitment to the green cause shown by the customer in purchasing the company's eco-friendly products and by the company in donating 5% of its sales.


    https://context.reverso.net/traduction/francais-anglais/engagement+solidaire#joint+commitment
Peter Field
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Julie Barber: "solidaire" here isn't joint it's solidarity towards the local community or towards groups. Simply "Social Commitment" could work well
1 day 20 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
socially responsible


Explanation:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/economics/19114...

Also plenty of internet search results when you search with the two terms together.

There may be a better way of translating the term, though.

I've just realised that you have "socially responsible" in the text of your question...well, that's what it seems to be!

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Note added at 33 mins (2021-06-06 13:27:33 GMT)
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The problem is, for me, that there's a different between showing solidarity and being charitable.

So maybe:

Committed to helping people

Helping people

And social enterprise maybe comes into it.

Definition (Cambridge Dict.): an organization that aims to make money in order to serve a useful social purpose: By selling goods and services in the open market, social enterprises create employment and reinvest their profits back into their business or the local community.


See:

https://my.unicef.fr/lexique?thematique=Engagement solidaire

SOLIDARITÉ INTERNATIONALE
Thématique(s) : Engagement solidaire

n.f. Attitude responsable visant à aider l’autre.
Vu sur: https://my.unicef.fr/lexique?thematique=Engagement solidaire


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Note added at 35 mins (2021-06-06 13:29:14 GMT)
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a difference -- sorry!

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Note added at 38 mins (2021-06-06 13:32:37 GMT)
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Maybe "A socially-responsible enterprise".


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Note added at 8 hrs (2021-06-06 21:39:07 GMT)
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I now think that "socially responsible" means a neutral affect on society, whereas this organisation is claiming a positive effect, so I would now go for:

Social solidarity

For example, Emmaüs employs people who have been affected by homelessness, it would be a good example.

Definition:

Social solidarity emphasizes the interdependence between individuals in a society, which allows individuals to feel that they can enhance the lives of others. It is a core principle of collective action and is founded on shared values and beliefs among different groups in society.


Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 08:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 25
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks Conor, but here it's a heading not a descriptive. Perhaps something with partnership, if you see what it actually boils down to


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dominique Stiver: cela ne me semble pas la meilleure formulation
2 hrs
agree  philgoddard: This should really be a reference entry since it's a duplicated question.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil! I realise that, but I wasn't particularly happy with the answer, and I knew that I was probably going to add other suggestions to my answer...whether people read full answers is debatable.
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